10 FT Outdoor Patio Umbrella with Solar LED Lights and Weighted Base-Gray

Around the middle of the afternoon the sun drops low enough to come in sideways. A canopy held dead upright puts its shadow on the lawn behind you while everyone at the table squints into the light.

The button on the pole releases the head and the canopy leans up to 30 degrees, either side. Lean it west after lunch and the same 10 feet of fabric is back over the table, with no dragging the furniture around to follow the light.

Open and closed, side by side

The pair of studio views is worth a look before you buy, because the closed shape is the one that lives on your deck most of the week. Wound down, the grey canopy pleats in tight to the pole and the fixing strap holds it there. Open, the scalloped hem sits well clear of the stand.

How far the cover reaches

Over a garden dining table the 10 foot canopy runs a good way past the table edge, which is what keeps the chairs shaded rather than just the plates. Headroom measures 6.7 feet at the rim and 8.2 feet at the crown. Size guides pair a canopy this wide with a round table near 60 inches and about six seats.

Panel on top, switch on the pole

The night view calls out the three lighting parts: the panel on the crown, the 32 beads along the ribs and the small red switch on the pole. Nothing is wired. The lights run on what the panel took in that day, so a dull week gives you a shorter evening than a bright one.

Eight ribs and a vent

From below, the frame is plain to read. Eight heavy metal ribs, each tip seated in its own fabric pocket, and a vent at the middle of the crown. The ribs are what keep the canopy from shivering on a windy day, and the pockets are what stop the tips wearing a hole in the fabric.

The stand arrives with two fillable bags that hold up to 88 lb of sand or gravel between them. Nothing else to buy on day one.

Beads run down every rib, charged by the panel on the crown. A switch on the pole turns them on, with no cord and no outlet.

Press once and the canopy pivots up to 30 degrees left or right, which is how you chase low sun without moving furniture.

A smooth crank raises and drops the 10 foot cover, so closing it when the wind turns takes seconds.

Eight heavy-duty ribs hold the canopy shape, each sitting in a fabric pocket that keeps the tip from chafing the cover.

The vent at the top lets a gust pass up through the canopy instead of lifting the whole of it.

The two pole sections meet on a push button connector, so setup needs no spanner and no hardware bag.

The canopy finishes in a ruffled edge with contrast piping rather than a plain straight hem.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or cost extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Drop the pole through your table's centre opening and let the weight bags sit on the stand below for extra hold.

Nothing is bolted down. Empty the bags, unclip the pole at the push button joint and the whole thing moves with you.

The lights come on with a switch rather than a timer, so the table is usable after dark without stringing a cord out.

What we stand behind

• Tilt, rib count and the lighting parts were all read off this product's own photography.
• The manufacturer calls the fabric drizzle resistant and sun protective. No UPF figure is published, so none is quoted here.
• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, free shipping over $150.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Which way does the tilt work?

One button on the pole, and the canopy leans up to 30 degrees to the left or to the right. It holds where you put it. That is the mechanism for chasing an afternoon sun, and it is the reason a tilting umbrella beats a fixed one on a west facing patio.

What comes in the box for holding it down?

Two fillable weight bags, which sit on the four arms of the stand and take up to 88 lb of sand or gravel between them. Fill them on site, because they are far easier to carry empty. If the umbrella stands free on an exposed deck rather than dropping through a table, treat 88 lb as the minimum and add a heavier stand underneath.

How much table does it cover?

A 10 foot canopy is the size outdoor furniture guides line up with a round table of roughly 60 inches, seating about six, with a little fabric left hanging past the edge. The rim sits 6.7 feet above the ground and the crown 8.2 feet, so there is room to stand under the middle of it.

How do I put it away for winter?

Wind it closed with the crank, wrap the fixing strap around the folded canopy and let the fabric dry right through before it goes anywhere. Canadian care guides all say the same thing: snow load bends ribs and trapped damp brings mildew, so the canopy should never be packed away wet.